%0 Journal Article
%T Performance Limits of Nanoelectromechanical Switches (NEMS)-Based Adiabatic Logic Circuits
%A Samer Houri
%A Christophe Poulain
%A Alexandre Valentian
%A Herv¨¦ Fanet
%J Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/jlpea3040368
%X This paper qualitatively explores the performance limits, i.e., energy vs. frequency, of adiabatic logic circuits based on nanoelectromechanical (NEM) switches. It is shown that the contact resistance and the electro-mechanical switching behavior of the NEM switches dictate the performance of such circuits. Simplified analytical expressions are derived based on a 1-dimensional reduced order model (ROM) of the switch; the results given by this simplified model are compared to classical CMOS-based, and sub-threshold CMOS-based adiabatic logic circuits. NEMS-based circuits and CMOS-based circuits show different optimum operating conditions, depending on the device parameters and circuit operating frequency.
%K nanoelectromechanical switches (NEMS)
%K adiabatic logic circuits
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9268/3/4/368